Water-bag stopper.



H. V. BRUMLEY.

' WATER BAG STOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14, 1916.

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HOWARD V. BRUMLEY, OF PLANDOME, NEW YORK, ASSIGIIOR TO \VHITALL TATUMCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

WATER-BAG fiTOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 11917.

Application filed 0ctober14, 1916. Serial No. 125,565.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD V. BRUMLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Plandome, county of Nassau, State of New York, have inventednew and useful Inr provements in VVater- Bag Stoppers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates essentially to devices for connecting a stopperto a water bag or other receptacle, so that when the stopper is removedfrom the orifice or mouth of the bag, it can not be misplaced or getlost.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple connection betweenthe stopper and a flexible handle of the bag which does not interferewit-h the manipulation of the stopper.

The invention is designed to practically obviate any crevices betweenthe connections for the lodgment of dirt or other objectionable matter.All the parts or sections of the device are readily accessible so thatthey can be easily cleaned to keep them in a hygienic condition.

The invention is more fully described in the following specification andclaims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1, represents a sectionalside elevation showing the stopperscrewed into the mouth of the bag.

Fig. 2, is a side elevation showing the stopper unscrewed from the mouthof the bag".

l ig. 3, is a perspective view of the con nection before it is fastenedto the stopper and bag. In this drawing the letter a designates the bodyof a water bag having a screw threaded orifice or mouth 6 and a funnelshaped top 0 projecting from the body of the bag. A strap handle (Zextends upwardly from the funnel and is adapted for carrying orsuspending the bag from a hook or other device. A screw threaded stopper6 is made to coaot with the threaded orifice and thus close the mouth ofthe bag. The stopper is provided with a thumb member f to serve as ahandle for operating the stopper when inserting or removlng from themouth.

The connecting device between the stopper and the handle of the bagcomprehends an annular base member gwhich' is adapted.

to loosely encircle the lower portion of the thumb member of thestopper. The diameter of the ring 9 is smaller than the perimeter of thethumb member so that the ring cannot move over the top of the member,thus confining it within certain limits on the top of the stopper. Thestopper can be freely rotated within the ring and it has play room tomove up and down or at right angles to the axis of said ring. The ringis provided with an upwardly extending stem It, the upper end ofwhichhas an eye 2' forming an integral part of the stem.

A ring 7' is linked or connected to the eye and embraces a strap of thehandle of the bag. The ring can slide freely up or down along the strapas indicated in Fig. 2, and oscillate about the strap.

It will be seen that when the stopper is unscrewed from the mouth, thering y will travel up around the loop to the rear branch of the strapand the stopper will be swing ingly suspended from the connection it toa position at the rear portion of the bag.

The connection between the stopper and the ring 7' is formed of a singlelength of comparatively stifi wire, and the annular end 9 as shown isbent at right angles relative to the stem 72. so that it will lie flatand centrally on the head of the stopper. iVhen unscrewing the stopper,the ring 9 will move upwardly with the stopper and the ring i will swingupward or slide along the strap.

I claim:

1. In a water bag the combination with a handle and a stopper having athumb member, of an inflexible connection provided with an annularmember at one end to loosely encircle the thumb member, and having aneye at its other end, and means linked to the eye for connection withthe handle.

2. In a water bag the combination with a flexible handle and a stopperhaving a thumb member, of an inflexible connection formed of wire havingan integral annular base member at one end to loosely encircle the thumbmember, and having an eye at its other end, and means linked to the eyefor embracing the handle.

3. In a water bag the combination with a flexible handle and a stopperhaving a thumb member, of an inflexible connection formed of a wirehaving an integral annular base member at one end to loosely en circlethe thumb member, and having an eye at its other end, and a ringconnected to the eye for slidingly embracing the handle.

4. In a water bag the combination with a 5 flexible handle and a stopperhaving a thumb member, of an inflexible connection formed of a singlelength of wire including an upwardly extending stem with an annular basemember bent at right angles to the 10 stem to loosely encircle the thumbmember,

the stemhaving an eye at its upper end, and a ring connected to the eyefor slidingly embracing the handle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscrib- 15 ing witnesses.

HOWARD V. BRUMLEY.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. BERGSTROM, GRACE DE Von.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

